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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · Jun 5
"To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead" ~Thomas Paine, from "The American Crisis"
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 4h
Trump is declaring foreign leaders “drug dealers” to justify illegal assassinations. This is tyranny, not strength. No president is above the law, and no one should have the power to kill without proof or due process. #Surge4Democracy #ImpeachTrump #RuleOfLaw
Text on a dark blue background reads: Trump is simply declaring people to be drug dealers, including the President of Colombia, to justify his illegal killings of innocent people. The President does not have the authority to execute foreigners in international waters. Instead of making accusations, Trump’s ordered the military to make assassinations. This is a dangerous and lawless President and without due process, there’s nothing stopping him from simply declaring anyone he doesn’t like to be a terrorist or drug dealer and murder them. Trump should be impeached for these atrocities. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 5h
Trump is bragging about a private donor offering $130M to “fund the military.” That’s corruption, not patriotism. The President can’t sell influence or bypass Congress. The GOP doesn’t respect the law; they exploit it. #Surge4Democracy #Corruption #RuleOfLaw
Text on a dark blue background reads: Trump claims that some private donor called and offered to donate $130 million to fund the military. This is outrageously illegal. The Constitution is clear: the President can’t just bypass Congress, and it’s an outrageous conflict of interest to even suggest something like this. Both Trump and the GOP demonstrate their absolute disdain for the rule of law and the Constitution they swore oaths to uphold every time they entertain this totally illegal maneuvers. Instead of leadership, America is getting corruption. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 8h
Week four of the GOP shutdown: Americans suffer while Trump builds a $300M ballroom at the White House. He’s gutting healthcare, raising prices, and enriching himself. This isn’t leadership. It’s corruption on display. #Surge4Democracy #GOPShutdown #Corruption
Text on a dark blue background reads: The GOP shutdown is set to continue into a fourth week, and the President’s demolished the entire East Wing of the WH. His top priority is still his ballroom, and the price tag is rising as far as the cost of coffee beans! Now over $300 million. To top it all off, he’s likely to name it after himself. Trump’s tariffs raise the prices for everyone, Trump’s shutdown punishes hardworking Americans, Trump’s budget cuts healthcare for millions, while Trump himself has profited billions since January. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 9h
Never forget: the real power in a democracy doesn’t sit in the Oval Office. It belongs to us. The strength of this nation rests in its citizens, not its politicians. Stand up. Speak out. Vote. #Surge4Democracy #Brandeis #PowerToThePeople
A quote is displayed over a background image of raised hands silhouetted against a sunrise or sunset. The text reads: “The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen.” — Louis D. Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 22h
Trump’s regime is committing acts of war without approval, killing people in international waters and lying about it. Congress sits silent. This is lawless, reckless, and dangerous. Democracy dies in apathy. #Surge4Democracy #WarCrimes #Accountability
Text on a dark blue background reads: Trump’s administration’s illegal killings of people in international waters is extremely dangerous. America is not the world police, and even if it were, you need evidence. Trump and his regime are murdering innocents and then calling them “drug dealers” and “terrorists” despite the evidence. The President isn’t allowed to declare war, only Congress, but this Congress abdicated their responsibilities a long time ago. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 1d
Trump just tanked trade talks with Canada because of a TV ad. He’s so fragile he’s jeopardizing the economy over hurt feelings. This isn’t leadership. It’s narcissism in meltdown. #Surge4Democracy #TrumpMeltdown #Trade
Text on a dark blue background reads: Trump says he’s cutting trade talks with Canada over a TV ad. This man is so incredibly petty and thin skinned, he’s calling ads that have real, verifiable quotes from Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs “fake”. This man is completely out of touch with reality. Either he’s ignorant, or he’s dishonest. Either way, this is a really stupid reason to cut off trade talks with another country, and is going to cause prices to continue to rise for Americans. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 1d
Trump’s corruption isn’t subtle anymore. He pardoned a crypto criminal tied to money laundering, then launched a crypto venture with his family. “Drain the swamp”? He is the swamp. #Surge4Democracy #TrumpCorruption #PayToPlay
Text on a dark blue background reads: Trump pardoned crypto criminal Changpeng Zhao in a blatant “pay to play” arrangement. Zhao helped terrorists launder money, and more recently, the Trump family set up a crypto platform called “World Liberty Financial”. Trump isn’t draining the swamp. He’s becoming the monster. America deserves leaders with integrity, not presidents who sell pardons to business partners. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 1d
Three weeks into a GOP shutdown and Americans are starving, but Trump’s priority is a $300M ballroom for billionaires. SNAP runs dry while he builds monuments to his ego. This isn’t leadership. It’s looting. #Surge4Democracy #GOPShutdown #Corruption
Text on a dark blue background reads: The GOP government shutdown is in its third week, SNAP benefits are going to expire next week, and what is this president’s top priority? Demolishing the entire east wing of the White House to construct a ballroom that will now cost at least $300 million. While our own citizens struggle to make ends meet, this President couldn’t care less about governing, just enriching himself at our expense. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 1d
Democracy can’t wait. Every delay in defending freedom, voting rights, and truth only strengthens those who want to destroy them. Act now, before tomorrow becomes too late. #Surge4Democracy #Lincoln #ActNow
A quote displayed over a starry night sky background with a faint glow resembling the Milky Way. The text reads: “Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.” — Abraham Lincoln, 16th President At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 1d
Republicans will shut down the government before helping ordinary Americans afford healthcare. But there’s always cash for billionaires, foreign bailouts, and Trump’s gilded vanity projects. Their priorities couldn’t be clearer. #Surge4Democracy #GOPShutdown #ACA
Text on a dark blue background reads: The GOP is shutting down the government rather than reverse the $30 billion cut to ACA subsidies. Trump and the GOP have no problem finding anywhere from $250 million for a gaudy gilded billionaire ballroom to $40 billion to bail out Argentina’s farmers. The Republicans make it clear that they have plenty of money, and it’s all prioritized for their billionaire donors and oligarch allies, not Americans, not on things that would actually help the average citizen. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 2d
Trump’s “America First” talk ends the moment money’s involved. He’s importing Argentinian beef to crush American ranchers, the same people who backed him. He mocks their work and sells them out for profit. #Surge4Democracy #TrumpLies #RuralAmerica
Text on a dark blue background reads: Trump basically said American ranchers don’t know anything about... ranching. Trump is not only bailing Argentina instead of Americans, he’s made deals to import Argentinian beef to undercut the prices of American cattle ranchers. Despite Trump’s 2018 trade wars, despite warnings from economists, rural counties and farmers supported Trump in 2024. And he repays them with condescension and bailouts paid with their tax dollars to their competitors. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 2d
The GOP can’t win fair elections, so they rig the maps. Gerrymandering isn’t governance, it’s voter suppression dressed up as strategy. Every district they carve is another democracy they kill. #Surge4Democracy #Gerrymandering #VoterRights
Text on a dark blue background reads: The GOP is disenfranchising voters by gerrymandering their districts out of existence. The electoral college already disproportionately favors Republicans over Democrats, and now Republicans want to choose their voters instead of letting the voters fairly elect representatives. Gerrymandering their way to victory, bypassing the will of the voters, has been part of the Republican strategy since the 2010s, and the goal is to disenfranchise Americans and dilute their votes. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner is the Surge 4 Democracy logo — a stylized blue head with a yellow hand covering its face.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 2d
Trump is literally tearing down part of the White House, because nothing sacred stands in the way of his ego. A gilded ballroom for billionaires while democracy crumbles in plain sight. #Surge4Democracy #TrumpCorruption #WhiteHouse
Text on a dark blue background reads: The GOP is disenfranchising voters by gerrymandering their districts out of existence. The electoral college already disproportionately favors Republicans over Democrats, and now Republicans want to choose their voters instead of letting the voters fairly elect representatives. Gerrymandering their way to victory, bypassing the will of the voters, has been part of the Republican strategy since the 2010s, and the goal is to disenfranchise Americans and dilute their votes. At the bottom: surge4democracy.com
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 2d
Democracy demands more than comfort. It demands courage, reflection, and thought. Blind opinion is easy; critical thinking is work 🗳️ #Surge4Democracy #JFK
A quote displayed over a background of a sunlit forest path surrounded by tall trees. The text reads: “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” — John F. Kennedy, 35th President At the bottom: surge4democracy.com In the lower right corner
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 2d
Mike Johnson’s not serving the people: he’s serving Trump. He’s stalling Congress, lying through his teeth, and blocking the Epstein files. The GOP’s “family values” speaker is just another corrupt loyalist. #Surge4Democracy
Text on dark blue background: “Mike Johnson is going for the gold in Olympic Mental Gymnastics. He lies continuously (and badly) about why he’s refusing to seat Representative-elect Grijalva. Congress is still getting paid. They’re not shut down. Only Mike Johnson is keeping them out of session. He’s not interested in performing the duties of Speaker of the House or serving his constituents; he serves one constituent: Trump. He’ll do whatever it takes to block the release of the Epstein files. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 2d
Trump, a convicted felon and adjudicated sexual predator, now wants the DOJ to pay him $230 million because they investigated his crimes. You can’t make this up. Corruption this blatant should outrage every American. #Surge4Democracy #Corruption
Text on dark blue background: “Trump now is demanding the DOJ pay him $230 million, for reasons. He thinks he’s owed money because the DOJ investigated him for the crimes he did commit. The 2020 election wasn’t rigged, and it was his own DOJ that said so! This is possibly the most naked example of blatant corruption and graft in history. The convicted felon President of the US is demanding the DOJ pay him money because he committed crimes. Despicable. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 3d
Trump’s administration just bought Kristi Noem two brand new Gulfstream jets, with taxpayer money. They don’t serve Americans, they exploit them. What does one person need with two jets? Corruption on full display. #Surge4Democracy
Text on dark blue background: “The Trump administration just bought Kristi Noem not one but TWO brand new Gulfstream jets. This administration is openly corrupt and openly disdainful not only of the Constitution and rule of law, but also of the American taxpayers, people they see only as suckers from whom they can steal money with impunity. This Administration clearly doesn’t prioritize the needs of government employees or even their own voters before their own craven desires. What does one person need with two jets anyway? surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 3d
Trump’s literally demolishing part of the White House to build a gaudy ballroom, while Americans can’t afford groceries. Corruption, greed, and lawlessness on full display. This is what dictatorship looks like. #Surge4Democracy
Text on dark blue background: “While Americans struggle to put food on the table, Trump’s demolishing the White House. In order to build his lavish ballroom that no one wanted or needed, he’s demolishing the east wing of the White House, after previously promising it wouldn’t be touched. This obscene display of corruption and a new gilded age is not only tacky, it’s also illegal. Presidents can’t just demolish historical American landmarks, but this lawless administration doesn’t care about the rule of law. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 3d
The GOP shut down the government, and now federal workers are missing pay while SNAP cuts hit on Nov 1. They’re gutting healthcare to fund billionaire tax breaks. The GOP doesn’t care about America; they’re here to wreck it. #Surge4Democracy #GOPShutdown
Text on dark blue background: “Due to the GOP government shutdown, federal workers are missing paychecks and SNAP benefit cuts start November 1st. Trump and his GOP allies won’t budget and won’t reverse the cuts to the ACA. They insist on cutting ACA subsidies to pay for billionaire tax cuts. Trump and the GOP are happy to wreck the government, the economy, and the lives of government employees. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 3d
A government’s true character is revealed not by its power, but by its compassion. The measure of democracy is how we treat the vulnerable, not the wealthy and well-connected. #Surge4Democracy #HumanRights
Background: golden sunlight on marble columns and steps of a government building. Centered text reads: “The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.” — Hubert Humphrey Bottom text: “surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 3d
Americans are struggling to pay for food and rent; Trump’s building himself a $250M ballroom funded by billionaires and oligarchs. He doesn’t serve the people. He serves the rich. #Surge4Democracy #Corruption
Text on dark blue background: “While Americans are struggling with soaring prices, Trump’s breaking ground on his new ballroom. Trump doesn’t have approval for this, and is accepting donations from corporations and oligarchs to fund it. Trump doesn’t serve Americans, he serves the rich. Essential government employees are being forced to work without pay, and instead of helping Americans, they’re spending at least $250 million on a ballroom most people won’t ever see. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 3d
Trump’s bailing out Argentina with our money while screwing over American farmers. MAGA was never about “America First”. It’s always been about grift, lies, and helping everyone but Americans. #Surge4Democracy #MAGAisALie
Text on dark blue background: “Trump is giving Argentina $40 billion (up 20) to bailout their farmers, and is now bailing out their cattle ranchers. Instead of helping American cattle ranchers, Trump’s solution to high beef prices is to undercut American suppliers with cheap foreign beef. Trump and his MAGA movement don’t actually care about Americans, or ranchers, or making America great, or putting America first. MAGA is all a lie. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 4d
Trump’s gone rogue: murdering civilians in international waters and trying to drag us into an illegal war with Venezuela. This violates the Constitution and international law. He’s making the world less safe for everyone. #Surge4Democracy
Text on dark blue background: “The Trump Administration is illegally killing civilians in international waters. They offer no proof and no evidence of their claims, and expect us to just trust them, while it’s clear now that they’re just murdering innocent Venezuelans. This is against not only the Constitution, but also international law. Trump’s trying to start an illegal war with Venezuela and making the world less safe for Americans. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 4d
Trump keeps parroting Putin’s propaganda, demanding Ukraine surrender its land. Putin invaded; he can end it by leaving. Trump isn’t on the side of Ukraine or democracy. He folds for dictators like a wet noodle. #Surge4Democracy #StandWithUkraine
Text on dark blue background: “Trump is again pushing Ukraine to surrender territory to Russia, echoing Putin’s talking points. Trump says Putin ‘offered everything’ but the reality is Putin offered nothing. Russia invaded Ukraine. If they want the war to end, they should withdraw. Trump is clearly not on Ukraine’s side, or on the side of democracy in general. He’s easily manipulated by Putin who needs only to call up Donald on the phone and Trump folds like a wet noodle. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo with a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.
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Surge 4 Democracy @surge4democracy.com · 4d
Trump and his cronies are terrified of Americans using their 1st Amendment rights, so they lie about peaceful protests and attack free speech itself. That’s exactly why we protest. No kings. No tyrants. #Surge4Democracy #NoKings
Text on dark blue background: “Trump and his allies continue to lie about the peaceful protests this weekend. Some, like Chip Roy, combine lying about the Americans at the rally with a diatribe against the 1st amendment of the Constitution. We have freedom of speech, freedom to protest, freedom of the press, and freedom of worship in this country, Chip. While Chip clearly missed the point of the ‘No Kings’ protests, his response to them is exactly why they’re so very necessary. surge4democracy.com” Bottom right corner: Surge 4 Democracy logo featuring a yellow lightning bolt over a blue circular background.